suburbanize

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/sʌˈbɜːbəˌnaɪz/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(sə bûr′bə nīz′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
sub•ur•ban•ize  (sə bûr′bə nīz′),USA pronunciation v.t., -ized, -iz•ing. 
  1. to give suburban characteristics to:to suburbanize a rural area.
Also,[esp. Brit.,] sub•ur′ban•ise′. 
  • suburban + -ize 1890–95
sub•ur′ban•i•za′tion, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
suburbanize, suburbanise / sʌˈbɜːbəˌnaɪz/
  1. (transitive) to make suburban

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